A three-story brick school building with a dark hipped roof and two tall chimneys, set back behind a curving walkway and lawn. A flagpole stands to the right of the entrance, with houses visible in the background.
Waltham, on the Charles River west of Boston, was a manufacturing city in 1914, home to the Waltham Watch Company and to an early integrated textile mill. The card was mailed from Waltham that June to a recipient in Mattapan, carrying a note about an umbrella left behind in Boston and a request for news from home.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Dear Sir, - June 8 '14
Wonder if you
remember this place. Ask Mamma
if she takes my um
brella in Boston this
week to ask them if
they will have it ready
for Sat. so I could call
for it on my way home
Write me all about it
please. I will be home
as early Sat. as 9 am
Love
from Lilla
Undivided-back era layout: image occupies the left portion with a wide blank margin at right. Torn/lost upper-left corner, edge wear and creasing; printed caption in red along the bottom.
Postmark: WALTHAM MASS JUN 9 4 PM 1914. Undivided back ('This side for the Address only'), Litho-Chrome imprint, 1c Panama-Pacific Exposition stamp. Torn upper-right corner (stamp area), creases and edge wear.
Cite this card
R. E. Bobbins School, Waltham, MA, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/r-e-bobbins-school-waltham-ma-1914. Accessed October 14, 2026.
